Our January BOM is the Modern Strings block in blue, orange, purple, and white. You can find the recipe to this block right here. Your trimmed block should measure 12.5" x 12.5". Just add enough white to get to that size. Bring it to the January 2, 2013 meeting and put your name in for a chance to win them all. If you make two blocks, you'll get two chances. Have fun!

For our monthly Sew Day, we had a paper piecing workshop with the talented Carolyn Friedlander. The project of the day was her pattern "Olive Wall." Carolyn shared new tips and tricks for many of us that have paper pieced before and provided invaluable instruction for those who have never paper pieced. We all learned and accomplished so much. Carolyn has a new fabric collection called "Architextures" coming out very soon. She showed us her quilts made with her new line. Gorgeous!

We wasted no time getting busy (and messy). It was fun to see the variety of fabrics everyone chose. The library patrons were peeking in the window to see what we were up to. Some came in for a closer look.

One onlooker donated her mother's double knit yo-yo's she had been toting around in her trunk. There were plenty of heavy blocks already assembled and even more loose yo-yos. She was happy to see these go to a good home.

III. December BOM
Alejandrina showed a sample of the December Block of the Month.
The blocks are to be red, green and white strips with the addition of circles or other simple shapes on some of the red and green strips.

IV. Raffle Basket
The basket was won by Terry.

V. Ugly Challenge
The ugly challenge blocks will be used in a donation quilt. Kathryn won a package of Insul-Bright in the Ugly challenge drawing.

VI. Other News
--Judy was surprised with a quilt made by OMQG members as a comfort for her recent loss.

--Jodi is still collecting hand made kitchen items for Habitat for Humanity.